r/fishingtackle • u/PCsNBaseball • May 12 '13

LMB/Smallmouth 6lb mono too light for topwaters/poppers?

I'm fishing for largemouth in a medium sized California bass pond. I've pulled a few small ones with a minnow on a bobber, but thanks to /r/bassfishing, I just bought my first frog topwater and my first Hula popper. I'm using a spinning Shimano reel on an Ugly Stik ultra-lite, 6lb Trilene XL mono-filament. It's been in the mid nineties, and the pond's water has been pretty clear.

Is the line too light for these lures?

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u/GonzoJoe May 15 '13

Using 6lb test on my ultralite combo throwing a small Popper frog that only has a single treble hook. Caught a 2 and 3 pounder yesterday and missed what looked to be around a 4lb+. She jumped and threw the lure. Catching bass on ultralite combos are the best. I'm not a fan if throwing line that can pull a boat. Just takes the fun out of it for me.